This will make a big difference to their productivity and flavour.

Pruning Whitecurrants & Redcurrants. All pruning carried out in the first couple of years creates the form of the plant. Most pruning is done in the late winter or early spring when it is not freezing.

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A bush, grown on a leg which is cm of bare stem from the ground up, with an open centered, bowl shaped plant is the favoured form. A red currant bush bears its fruit on spurs formed along its branches and for this reason the pruning differs from that of blackcurrant bushes. When a redcurrant bush is started in life from cuttings, the lower buds on the selected wood are rubbed out before the cutting is inserted, so that the young redcurrant bush is grown on a short leg and.

Aug 01, For both Red and Black. Prune out the short, spindly, dead or damaged wood – as close to the base of the currant as practical. Prune out wood in the centre – for light and airflow.

Prune out branches growing low to ground. Prune away any crossing shoots or branches. Prune out the clutter using thinning cuts (the removal of shoots or. Nov 29, Red and white currants will fruit at the base of shoots, known as ‘laterals’, that grow out from the main branches.

Prune in winter to leave between eight and ten healthy, strong main branches each year. On one-year-old bushes, prune back new shoots by half. Prune to an outward facing bud to influence the direction that the shoot grows. May 01, Gooseberries and red or white currants are pruned in the same way.

Blackcurrants are pruned in a similar way but fruit on 1 and 2 year old wood. At any yearly pruning session only remove approx 1/3 of the total number of branches. Remove warning removing these connections will split the tree entire branch right down to its base.

Apr 15, Flowering currant bears magnificent blooms in spring. Key Flowering currant facts. Name – Ribes sanguineum Family – Grossulariaceae Type – shrub. Height – 3 to 10 feet (1 to 3 m) Exposure – full sun Soil – ordinary. Foliage – deciduous Flowering – April-May. Easy to care for, planting and pruning will help you boost its growth and bear beautiful flowers.

Jul 23, Pruning Ribes is necessary immediately after they have finished flowering. Related read: Pruning shrubs calendar. How to Prune Ribes. The pruning can be done in 1 of 2 ways: A general trim back to shape – but bear in mind that growth will be quite rapid after pruning, so a light prune might not be enough. Prune right back into the bush.

May 02, How to grow redcurrants and whitecurrants – pruning a currant bush.

Birds tend to leave it alone which is a huge bonus.

Feed plants with pelleted chicken manure in spring, then cover the roots with a 5cm mulch of garden compost to hold in moisture and suppress weeds. Bear in mind that redcurrants and whitecurrants will grow too fast if overfed, so don’t spoil them.

Red Currant Plant Care. For optimum fruit production canes need to be kept well watered. Will benefit from mulching in Spring to conserve moisture in Summer and keep roots cool.

Red currants like to be fed. Sprinkle with general fertiliser each Spring and top dress with well broken down animal manure or compost. Pruning should be done in Winter.

Pests of red currant - photo gallery. Larvae of a fire-tree devour a crop of currants and gooseberries. Flower currant gall midget lays eggs in buds, inside of which the entire development of larvae passes. Flower currant gall midge leads to crop loss. Glass larvae gnaw through the course in the core of the shoot, leading to its weakening.